Agricultural implement



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AGRI CULTURAL I MPLEMENT Y A ttprne-us Jan. 5,

J. l. wlLcoxEN, SR., ET AL AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Filed July 9, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 7. Z W10/faxen,

A ttorneus Patented Jan. 5, 1937 UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Jesse I. Wilcoxen, Sr., and Jesse I. Wilcoxen, Jr., Ford, Kans.

Application July 9,1936, Serial No. 89,822

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in agricultural implements and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an apparatus embodying novel means for forming dams at spaced points in the furrows or ditches made by a lister or other device, thereby controlling the run off of water and conserving the soil.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an implement of the aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple in construc-v tion, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specication, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and whereinz Figure 1 is a top plan View of the invention.

Figure 2 is a view in rear elevation of the rear portion of the device.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical longitudinal section, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure l.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a transverse front shaft I which is journaled in suitable spaced bearings 2 which bearings are mounted ori the lister or similar implement. This is shown to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawings, a portion of a lister being shown in dotted lines and designated generally by the reference numeral 3. The bearings 2 are mounted on the upper ends of suitable standards 4. The shaft I is driven from the lister 3 by a chain and sprocket connection 5.

The reference numeral 6 designates longitudinal bars having bearing l on their forward end portions journaled on the shaft I. It will thus be seen that the bars 6 are mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane. A suitable brace 8 extends between the bars 6 at an intermediate point. Journaled in bearings 9 on the rear end portions of the bars 6 is a shaft I0 having fixed thereto oppositely extending spades II, said spades being substantially triangular.

Pivotally mounted on one of the bars 6 is a stop bar I2 the free end portion of which travels in a guide I3 which is mounted on another of said bars 6. Connected to the free end portion of the stop bar I2 is a forwardly extending rod I4. The free forward end portion of the rod I4A rides in a grooved wheel I5 which is fixed on the shaft I and which has mounted therein transverse pins I6 which are engageable with a hook Il on the forward end of the rod I4. The stop 5 bar I2 is adapted to be disposed in the path of arms I8 which project in opposite directions from the shaft I 0 for arresting said shaft upon the completion of each half of a revolution with the spades II in a vertical or operative position. 10

It is thought that the operation of the implement will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. The spades II are adapted to engage and travel in the furrows or ditches left by the shovels I9 of the lister or cultivator 3. 15 As the shaft I rotates, being driven from the lister or cultivator, the pins I6 on the grooved wheel I5 engage the hook II and pull the stop bar I2 forwardly out of the path of the arm I8 which is engaged therewith, thus permitting the 20 shaft I0 to rotate one-half of a revolution for releasing the dirt which has accumulated in front of the lowermost spades II, this released dirt forming dams in the furrows or ditches. As the pins I6 drag the rod I4 forwardly said rod is car- 25 ried downwardly until it engages the bottom of the groove in the wheel I5 for disengaging the hook I1 in a manner which is thought to be obvious. When this occurs a spring 20 immediately returns the stop bar I2 to the position 30 shown to advantage in Figure l of the drawings for engagement by the next arm I8 for positively arresting the shaft I IJ with the other set of spades I I in lowered or operative position in the furrows or ditches. 35

It is believed that the many advantages of an agricultural implement constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and de- 40 scribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed. 45

What is claimed is:-

An agricultural implement of the class described comprising a shaft, means for actuating said shaft, bars journaled on the shaft for swinging movement, a second shaft journaled on said 50 bars, substantially triangular ground engaging spades mounted on the second-named shaft and projecting in opposite directions therefrom, arms projecting from the second named shaft, a stop bar pivoted at one end and engageable by the 55 2 aoeasle arms for periodically arresting and releasing the second-named shaft with certain of the spades in operative position and certain of said spades in inoperative position a guide for the other end of the stop bar, and means for operatively connecting the stop bar to the rst-named shaft for periodical actuation thereby, the last-named means incuding a groved Wheel fixed on the first-named shaft, pins traversing the grooved Wheel, a rod pivotally connected to the stop bar, and a hook on one end of said rod engageable by the pins for actuation thereby.

JESSE I. WILCOXEN, SR. JESSE I. WILCOXEN, JR. 

